I set the trap up once more, but wasn't expecting much as it was breezy and a bit cool, but at least it was cloudy. It was also a bit damp just as it was getting dark, and we had light rain until 11pm at least, when I decided to call it a night until when I get up at 6am.
As you can see below, the catch was very minimalist, but at least there were a couple of highlights, first off a second record of the year for Mullein was great to see, I only usually see one a year, sometimes I miss out on it completely. I've checked against my other specimen and it is indeed a different moth.
And secondly, the first of the Prominent species arrived, with a Swallow Prominent in the bottom of the trap.
Things look warm but a bit wild coming up, so catches might not be that great.
Moth garden list for 2024 stands at 63 species
02/04/24 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap
Macro Moths
Brindled Beauty 1
Clouded Drab 2
Double-striped Pug 2
Early Grey 2
Hebrew Character 8
Mullein 1
Micro Moths
Epiphyas postvittana 2
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| Clouded Drab |
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| Mullein |
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| Swallow Prominent |
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